Hello everyone. I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long, I've been really busy and also I haven't been able to think what to write.
I'm not really happy with this chapter, and I have still got some more people to put in to the last reactions chapter. These people are: Tracey Davis (Daphne's best friend), Snape, Seamus and Dean, Lavender and Pavarti, Zacharias Smith, Colin Creevey, and Mrs Weasley. I didn't want to put these in because I didn't want the chapter to go on and on and on.
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As they walked into the Great Hall, they were greeted by a shocked, uncomfortable silence, and wide eyed, some teary stares. After a few seconds, everyone started talking at once.
"I never knew!"
"Sirius Black was your Godfather?"
"A real patronus? Bloody Hell!"
"It really happened?"
"You died?"
"It was a basilisk?"
"So that's why his turban smelled funny!"
"That wasn't Moody?"
"What's a horcrux?"
"OI! Listen up!" Harry shouted up over the cacophony, "This stuff already happened! And yes, it really happened, what do you think I did? Lie? Like I always do," he shouted, smiling sardonically at the end. Silence fell over the hall. Harry nodded in satisfaction and strolled back to his seat next to Ron and Hermione, pulling Daphne into his lap as always. They both smiled at him in sympathetic understandingly.
The atmosphere became awkward. So many had things to say about the new relationship, so many opinions, but they didn't want to be the first to break the silence. Luckily, there was someone who didn't care what anyone else thought.
"Your children will be very attractive," Luna said in her eerie voice, before settling back to staring dreamily into space, Ginny staring daggers at her. Harry and Daphne looked at each other, blushing, and unsure on how to comment. Harry finally managed to choke out "Err… thanks." Wolf whistles and laughter broke out everywhere, and they both blushed harder.
"Awwww, so Harrikins is planning to have little Harrikin's with Daphne. Bless," cooed Fred.
"Awwww, their so little and innocent," George teased as they blushed harder. "I bet they've never even thought about it," The professors or Mrs Weasley would have said something had they not been strangely curious to hear the answer themselves.
Harry felt a sudden burst of pride, and the words fell from his mouth before he could stop them, "We've done more than just talk about it"
The laughing stopped at once and everyone stared at them with wide, disbelieving stares. Ginny appeared to be going into shock.
"You idiot," Daphne hissed and smacked Harry round the head hard. "Just be glad my parents aren't here, and hope they don't find out about it" Harry gulped.
The silence was ended by the doors opening once again, and the uncomfortable stares swivelled to the door, allowing Harry to try and direct his blood away from his cheeks. It was Remus, Tonks, and Teddy. (Remus and Tonks left to go and get Teddy while Harry and Daphne were talking to Nicholas and Cynthia). Harry leapt from his seat, after 'helping' Daphne up and sprinted down the aisle into Remus' arms, both of them laughing, swaying from side to side. Some of the adults smiled, happy to see that Harry had an adult figure.
"I'm so proud of you Harry," Remus said thickly, after a while.
"For what? Defeating Voldermort or getting the hottest girl in Hogwarts?" he muttered back cheekily. Remus roared in laughter.
"So much like you father," he laughed when he regained the ability to speak. "Hello again Daphne," he added. Harry broke from the embrace abruptly, and saw Daphne standing behind him.
"Hello Professor Lupin," she smiled back.
"It's Remus, Daphne. This is Tonks, my wife, and my son Teddy," Remus smiled in pride.
"Teddy's my godson," Harry stated in an important voice, and Daphne stifled a giggle.
"Hello Daphne," Tonks chirped happily, pulling Daphne into an enthusiastic but awkward hug as she was holding Teddy.
"It's nice to meet you Tonks," Daphne laughed as she was released.
"Wotcher Harry," Tonks grinned, forcing him into a hug. "Want to hold him?"
"Sure," Harry said hesitantly, taking Teddy carefully from Tonks and cradling him awkwardly in his arms. Teddy gurgled before reaching out and taking Harry's glasses off his nose. There was a loud awwwwing from every table. Harry chuckled before reclaiming his glasses back.
Daphne looked at the two and felt her insides go warm and melt. She hoped that she was looking at the future. Harry caught her eye, and grinned. She could hear Remus' voice in her ear, saying how much like James Harry was, how Lily would have been so proud of Harry, how pleased he was about Harry's choice in Daphne, and how Daphne was always one of his best students, but she wasn't listening, to intent on her intense eye lock with Harry.
However, her happy moment was ruined by a shrill cackle from the Slytherin table. It was Pansy Parkinson.
"Awww, how cute. Greengrass has hooked up with the Gryffindor Golden Boy. It seems your standards have dropped. Have fun hanging out with the blood traitors and the Mudblood," she sneered in her high pitched voice, before laughing piercingly as if she had just told the funniest joke in the world. No one else laughed with her. Not even Draco.
Daphne pulled out her wand swiftly, but just as the words that would leave Pansy's face more squashed up than before, someone had beaten her to it. The Hall roared with laughter as Pansy's hair disappeared, leaving her looking even more unattractive than before.
Harry whipped his head to see who it was, and meet the eyes of Astoria Greengrass, and they shared a smirk. Astoria had known about Harry and Daphne when she had seen them kissing in the kitchens when she had gone down for a midnight snack. After getting over her original shock, she had become rather fond of Harry, and the unlikely pair had become good friends. However, she had taken a magical oath for her secrecy on the subject, so had never shared the news.
"Thanks 'Story" Harry grinned at her, carefully handing Teddy back to Tonks.
"S'all right Harry," she laughed back, and Daphne smiled at the exchange, stopping as Astoria settled down next to Draco Malfoy and leaned into his embrace. Harry's eyes widened comically in shock, and with a glance to his right, so had Daphne's. Daphne's mouth opened, but before a sound could come out Astoria spoke.
"I've got my secrets, and you've got yours," she half frowned, half grinned at them.
"I guess," Daphne replied reluctantly, "But I swear to God Malfoy if you hurt her…"
"I second that," Harry piped in.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt her," Draco promised, looking down lovingly at her, "And thanks Potter, for saving me back there in the Room of Requirement,"
"What happened in the Room of Requirement?" Daphne spun and asked Harry, eyes flashing.
"Nothing sweetheart," He lied, panicking. Daphne didn't understand his saving people thing, and thought it was stupid. She also hated it when he got himself into life threatening situations.
"Also, sorry about what happened at Malfoy Manor," Draco continued, his eyes glinting, a smirk on his face, enjoying watching Potter squirm.
"What happened at Malfoy Manor," Daphne demanded.
"Nothing beautiful," Harry replied, glaring at Malfoy.
"It's nothing, brother," he shot back laughing. Draco's eyes widened in horror. What if one day, he and Potter were related?
Hope you liked it. Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up quicker than this time. Please review this chapter, it means a lot to me. Until next time, bye.
P.S. I'm going to start replying to reviews, because I feel bad about not doing it.